Surprising New Study Shows 66% Of U.S. Streams Music, Amazon #1 Paid Music Service
Streaming music is growing even faster than we thought, according to a new U.S. study, and Amazon is the #1 choice for those who pay for streaming. That Amazon's music costs are. Continue reading
Which Billboard Artists Are Being Illegally Downloaded The Most?
While Billboard takes a number of factors into account when calculating its rankings, it does not include illegal downloads, which would alter their statistics significantly. Here we look at which. Continue reading
A Beginners Guide To The True Cost Of Streaming Music [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you follow the music industry press, it would be easy to decide that knowing what streaming music costs and what streaming music pays is a constantly moving target. While that's. Continue reading
Tidal Is Selling Prince CDs – Why Doesn’t Every Music Streamer Also Sell Music?
I've always thought that music streamers should also sell downloads and CDs, or at least link to someone who does. The major labels could force them to and even if buying music. Continue reading
5 Reasons Why You Didn’t Reach Your Crowdfunding Goal
It can be incredibly disheartening and even soul crushing to run a crowdfunding campaign that fails. Just because your campaign failed, however, it doesn't mean you're a terrible artist –. Continue reading
Spotify Paid Subscribers Double To 20M, Payouts Top $3B
Two days after Apple Music's launch, Spotify is going on the offensive with a campaign to remind us that it got there first and will not be easily defeated. Late. Continue reading
Five Things To Understand About The Spotify Contract Leak
Last week, technology news site The Verge published a partial leaked copy of a 2011 contract between major label Sony and leading interactive streaming service Spotify. The contract has since been taken down at the request. Continue reading
2014: Music Services Lost Subscribers…And It’s A Good Thing
"The RIAA in its midyear report had paid subscribers at 7.8 million, but by the time we got to the end of the year, it was only 7.7, a loss. Continue reading
Bandcamp Dilemma: Name Your Price or Pay Mine?
While most artists would like to make a little money off their recordings to keep their tour van on the road or to fund their next release, many new acts. Continue reading
